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Body in Pinneberg: Missing girl found after house fire!
There was a devastating house fire in Pinneberg in which a nine-year-old girl went missing. The fire department is searching under the rubble.
Body in Pinneberg: Missing girl found after house fire!
In the quiet town of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, a tragic turn happened after a two-family home burned down completely. During the extinguishing work on Tuesday, September 26, 2025, the emergency services discovered a body in the ruins. It is currently uncertain whether this is the missing nine-year-old girl World reported. The fire, which broke out in the upper area of the house at around 11 p.m. on the night of Monday to Tuesday, shocked investigators and the public alike.
The girl's family lived on the upper floor and attic of the two-family house. While the parents, aged 42 and 41, and the 14-year-old brother were rescued from the burning building with the help of a brave neighbor, the search for the little girl was made very difficult by the acute danger of collapse and the thick smoke. The father suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, while the other two family members were treated for severe smoke inhalation. Luckily, a 76-year-old resident on the ground floor was able to escape uninjured Picture reported.
Rescue and investigative work
The fire department faced an enormous challenge. With temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius in the fire room, rescuers were forced to abandon their attempts to find the girl. They looked for ways to access the fire debris, but the wooden construction of the house made an inspection and an effective search almost impossible. The building is now no longer accessible due to the acute risk of collapse.
The exact cause of the fire remains unclear. Every year, around 2,000 fire cause investigations are carried out in Germany, and fires can have a variety of causes, as the Institute for Loss Prevention and Loss Research of Public Insurers (IFS) explains in its fire cause statistics for 2024. Electricity and human error are often the causes of fires, while battery fires are also increasingly being identified due to the increasing number of battery-powered devices. No statement can yet be made about the cause of the fire in Pinneberg as the investigation is ongoing.
The situation is only slowly calming down
Emotions in the community are running high and the search for the missing girl continues at full speed. The investigators are anxious to find out more about the fate of the nine-year-old. The stress and concerns are understandable, and everyone hopes for a positive turn in this tragic story.
The dramatic events in Pinneberg show once again how quickly disaster can strike and that in such a situation every moment counts. The winding journey of rescue and investigative efforts will take some time until the full truth is revealed and the community can return to normality.